Bijan Ketabchi, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Ruth and Tristram Colket Jr. Translational Research Building
3501 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Ruth and Tristram Colket Jr. Translational Research Building
3501 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (513) 659-6701
Lab: 267-353-3964
Lab: 267-353-3964
Email:
ketabchib@chop.edu
ketabchib@chop.edu
Publications
Education:
B.S. (B.S. Biochemistry with Honors, Minor in Medical Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude)
University of Southern California, 2012.
MD
University of Southern California School of Medicine, 2016.
MPH (Health Education/Health Promotion)
University of Cincinnati, 2022.
Permanent linkB.S. (B.S. Biochemistry with Honors, Minor in Medical Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude)
University of Southern California, 2012.
MD
University of Southern California School of Medicine, 2016.
MPH (Health Education/Health Promotion)
University of Cincinnati, 2022.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Emergency medicine, pediatric emergency medicine, emergency psychiatryDescription of Research Expertise
mental health, behavioral health, suicide prevention, restraint reduction, agitation management, emergency psychiatrySelected Publications
Ketabchi B, Babcock L, Zhang Y, Barzman D, Pomerantz WJ: Predicting Agitation in the Emergency Department. Pediatrics Online June 2025 Notes: doi:10.1542/peds.2024-068727-Online.2.Ketabchi B, Chaudhary S, Cieslak K, et al: Youth Suicide Prevention in the Emergency Department. Lethal Means Counseling 101. Ann Emerg Med.-Online April 2025 Notes: doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.02.021.
4.Ketabchi B, Gittelman MA, Zhang Y, Pomerantz WJ. : Impact of cable lock distribution on firearm securement after emergent mental health evaluation: a randomized controlled trial. Inj Epidemiol. November 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1186/s40621-024-00541-1. PMID: 39529188; PMCID: PMC11555855.
Babcock L, Ketabchi B, Yin Zhang, Drew Barzman, Pomerantz WJ: The BRACHA-S: A Streamlined Agitation Prediction Tool for Children with Mental and Behavioral Health Concerns in the Emergency Department. Oral Abstract Presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies, Toronto, Canada. May 2024.
Ketabchi B, Gittelman MA, Zhang Y, Pomerantz WJ: Impact of Gun Lock Distribution on Firearm Securement After Emergent Mental Health Evaluation: A Randomized Controlled Trial Accepted, undergoing revisions, Injury Epidemiology 2024.
Foster AA, Ketabchi B, Hoffmann JA: Evaluation and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm in children in the emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice 2024.
Hoffmann JA, Carter CP, Olsen CS, Chaudhari PP, Chaudhary S, Duffy S, Glomb N, Goyal MK, Grupp-Phelan J, Haasz M, Ketabchi B, Kravitz-Wirtz N, Lerner B, Shihabuddin B, Wendt W, Cook LJ, Alpern ER: Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Firearm Injuries 2017-2022. A Multicenter Study. Oral Abstract Presentation. National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms. Chicago, IL. November 2023.
Hoffmann JA, Carter CP, Olsen CS, Chaudhari PP, Chaudhary S, Duffy S, Glomb N, Goyal MK, Grupp-Phelan J, Haasz M, Ketabchi B, Kravitz-Wirtz N, Lerner B, Shihabuddin B, Wendt W, Cook LJ, Alpern ER. : Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Firearm Injuries during the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Multicenter Study. Oral Abstract Presentation. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition. Washington, DC. October 2023.
Hoffmann JA, Carter CP, Olsen CS, Chaudhari PP, Chaudhary S, Duffy S, Glomb N, Goyal MK, Grupp-Phelan J, Haasz M, Ketabchi B, Kravitz-Wirtz N, Lerner B, Shihabuddin B, Wendt W, Cook LJ, Alpern ER: Pediatric Firearm Injury Emergency Department Visits from 2017-2022: A Multicenter Study. Pediatrics 2023.
Ketabchi B, Hoffmann JA: Supporting Youth During Mental Health Boarding: It’s About Time. The Journal of Pediatrics 2022.